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Meh, this was a bit soapy & predictable for me! I loved the Russian Revolution timeline but the second modern day strand was really depressing. The final ‘revelation‘ about Zoya‘s identity was obvious for page 1 and kinda made my eyes roll! 🙄 like that! #authoramonth #monthofBoyne

Last month I read 13 books. This House is Haunted & Cappuccinos, Cupcakes & a Corpse were my favorites.
For #monthofBoyne I read A Ladder to the Sky & This House is Haunted. Both were good. For #subjectofthemonth which was historical fiction I meant to read Hunting Prince Dracula (which I haven't finished yet) but This House is Haunted works for that. Also I didn't get around to Crippen by Boyne which I still mean to.
A good month though 😺

This was a really good book. I admit I enjoyed This House is Haunted more but that's mainly because I love ghost stories. This book was quite a twisted tale of a desperate writer who would do anything for a story. Maurice was quite the bastard 😼
#monthofBoyne @EadieB @MinDea

Once again, John Boyne‘s writing has blown me away. He has an amazing talent for getting us inside the mind of his characters, and in this case, that resulted in my heart being ripped out and stomped on, but that‘s ok. REALLY.💔

I had an idea how the WWI story was going to go early on, but I was still engaged and ultimately astounded. What a painful, beautiful, sad story. Michael Maloney‘s narration was perfect, too.

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#monthofboyne

I‘m so excited that it‘s finally #24in48 #readathon 😃

First, I‘m finishing Unsheltered by Kingsolver on audio, and then I will be reading from this stack through the weekend.

I also have The Absolutist on audio for #MonthOfBoyne that I plan to listen to while I can‘t sit to read.

I‘m going to try for a few hours before I sleep tonight!

A wild ride of literary ambition. I just adored this book! I keep typing and erasing sentences because I don't want to give anything away but I want you to pick up this book if you haven't already!! Manipulation, surprises, history, modern day, literary/bookish scenes abound. Just excellent. This man is fabulous #johnboyne -- I am reading more of your books!!! Recommended 🌟

I received this a year ago from the generous @MinDea but have been putting it off because I know it‘s a heart breaker and I don‘t step into that willingly. But between the #monthofBoyne and thinking it could be a cathartic read, I finally decided to jump in. The epigraph and first paragraph had me laughing and hooked me right away, so I‘m not as scared and am looking forward to the ride! Boyne‘s writing has captured me already at just 24 pages.

One babe is asleep in the car so I get to wait here with my new book while my husband and the oldest go in Lowe's. Eek! 😁it is so cold out today too! Perfect for reading in the warm car with a sleeping boy. 😴